When the United Kingdom votes on July 4 to elect its next government, business leaders around the world will be closely monitoring the outcome to see what it means for them. For the music industry, the upcoming general election — announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday (May 22) — could also lead to...
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RISHI SUNAK: This election is about who you TRUST to deliver for our United Kingdom
When I became Prime Minister, my most immediate task was to restore our economic stability. Inflation was in double digits and our country had been rocked by Covid and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent energy prices soaring. This week, inflation is back to normal, energy bills are falling, and our economy is growing faster...
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Apart From Rishi Sunak, Here Are The Key Candidates In UK Elections
London: The United Kingdom will head to the polls on July 4 in a long-anticipated general election called on Wednesday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Here are the main players in the nationwide vote. Rishi Sunak Sunak, 44, is seeking his own mandate from the British public having been installed as Conservative leader, and therefore...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak On Why He Called For Snap Elections
Rishi Sunak called for a surprise general election on July 4. London: Clarifying his call for snap elections in the country, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he set July 4 as the date for polls so that people can decide whether they want to build on the progress that the country has made or...
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UK Election: Polls Point To Drubbing For PM Rishi Sunak
London, United Kingdom: Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called a general election but polls have consistently made grim reading for the UK prime minister, predicting a wipeout for his ruling Conservatives. The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll has the Conservatives on 20 percent and Labour on 47 percent, while an average of major polls collated by...
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Why Rishi Sunak’s surprising early election announcement is a sign he’s received some ‘bleak news’
It’s about as close to a crystal ball as you’re going to get, and for the Conservative Party, it wasn’t pretty. Three weeks ago, the Tories — as they are known colloquially — were routed when Brits went to the polls in a swathe of local elections. The Conservatives lost 474 councillors around England, and...
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservative party faces cratering support
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said. Sunak’s center-right...
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U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in an announcement that took many people who expected...
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British PM Rishi Sunak calls snap general election for July 4
In short: A general election has been called in the United Kingdom for July 4, more than six months earlier than it legally had to be held. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives trail the opposition Labour Party by significant margins in opinion polls. What’s next: Wednesday’s announcement triggers the start of a six-week campaign, with the economy, immigration,...
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UK general election set for July 4; Rishi Sunak to face voters for first time as PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called for the general election in the UK on July 4 after holding a cabinet meeting. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in Downing Street in London about the latest inflation figures.(via REUTERS) “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” he announced standing outside his...
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Manisha Koirala meets UK PM Rishi Sunak, invites him to trek to Everest base camp
Bollywood star Manisha Koirala met up with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his official residence 10 Downing Street, London recently. The actress represented her country Nepal as it celebrated 100 years of its ‘friendship treaty’ with the UK. Manisha took to Instagram and shared pictures from her meeting with the UK PM. “It was...
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‘Heeramandi’ star Manisha Koirala meets UK PM Rishi Sunak
New Delhi: Actor Manisha Koirala met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his residence to celebrate 100 years of United Kingdom-Nepal’s friendship treaty. The Heeramandi star took to her Instagram to share a series of photographs from the celebrations at Sunak’s official residence 10 Downing Street in London. ”It was an honour to be invited...